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Also Known As Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya
Born August 15, 1930 • Kenya
Died July 5, 1969 (aged 38) • Nairobi • Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta
president of Kenya
Oginga Odinga
vice president of Kenya
Raila Odinga
Raila Odinga
prime minister of Kenya
Uhuru Kenyatta
Uhuru Kenyatta
president of Kenya
William Ruto
William Ruto
president of Kenya
Mwai Kibaki
Mwai Kibaki
president of Kenya
Richard Leakey
Richard Leakey
Kenyan anthropologist, government official, and paleontologist
Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai
Kenyan educator and government official
Daniel arap Moi
Daniel arap Moi
president of Kenya
Leakey, Mary
Mary Douglas Leakey
Kenyan archaeologist
Do Muoi
Vietnamese political leader
Calixto García Iñiguez
Cuban revolutionary leader
Emilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Attilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Si Votha
Cambodian prince
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian leader
Kemal Atatürk
Kemal Atatürk
president of Turkey
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
prime minister of India
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh
president of North Vietnam
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Pakistani governor-general